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SUMMARY:Saving equality from the dustbin of history: a refutation of the 
 ‘meritocracy thesis’ from The Bell Curve - Jim Flynn (University of Ot
 ago)
DTSTART:20071207T140000Z
DTEND:20071207T153000Z
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DESCRIPTION:The Psychometrics Centre in the Faculty of Social and Politica
 l Sciences\, and the Department of History and Philosophy of Science cordi
 ally invite you to a distinguished lecture by Professor Jim Flynn.\n\nProf
 essor Flynn is from the Department of Political Science and Psychology at 
 the University of Otago\, New Zealand and is credited with identifying the
  'Flynn Effect' - the year-on-year rise in intelligence scores.\n\nThe lec
 ture will be followed by drinks and cakes\, and there will also be an oppo
 rtunity to purchase signed copies of Professor Flynn's book _What is Intel
 ligence: Beyond the Flynn Effect_.
LOCATION:Maxwell Lecture Theatre\, Social and Political Science
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